Tag Archives: Purpose

Xenophobia?

The World Cup is won, but the Legacy is yet to be tested.
We can already see the infrastructure – which would not have been prioritised otherwise. We know the tourism – and other – benefits will start to be felt, within the next few years. And Spain is now inexorably linked to South Africa.
We have [...]

Brand Meek?

While desperately seeking alternatives to a Proteas cricket match – to maintain self-control – I recently began watching the 2003 movie Anger Management.
I was struck once again (if you’ll excuse the pun) by a particular scene, where Adam Sandler’s character is hoping to be relieved of his need for therapy, but instead finds himself really [...]

Authenticity

In “You’ve Got Mail”, Tom Hanks says that “The Godfather” is the sum of all wisdom. I beg to differ. I believe it is “Madagascar”. Besides King Julian’s rants, there is much to be learned about human behaviour.
Note, for instance, Marti the zebra’s feeling that he was made for something different to the pampered lifestyle [...]

Desperation?

I think this word best describes the feeling many business owners have right now.
As a word, it is closely related to “despair”. Despair implies a state of virtual numbness, not knowing what to do – and lacking the energy to change it.
How do we get there? Speaking from my own experience, I would have to [...]